All right, I'm going to stop all of this here. I know this is really about
@proxygo telling
@RoiBox not to post so much in the introductions section
@proxygo, I know you were told by some mods way back when that you shouldn't post too often in that section. However, the mods around that time were trying to crack down on the post count inflation issue at the time. The problem with their approach back then is that it simply didn't work; there was no neat number that drew the line between spam and just posting on the forum. Additionally, in the last several years, we've made efforts to avoid enforcing unwritten rules.
On to the actual rule around this, you'll note that it says the following:
3.5 Engaging in post count inflation by posting excessive amounts of short replies for the sole purpose of inflating your post count. This includes the infamous “thanks for the share.” (If you’d like to say “thanks” to someone for their effort/contribution, make use of the Like button).
That bit I underlined is what the rule is about. If they're posting a bunch of short replies, that's not against the rules
unless they're trying to inflate their post count. In other words:
- Getting to 15 posts to message members.
- Getting to 100 posts to become a Jr. VIP.
- Posting for the sake of getting to a next usergroup level (you know, supreme member or elite member).
- Posting for the sake of getting on the leaderboards.
Honestly, the first two reasons are the main issues we look out for as this constitutes the majority of the troublemakers that engage in post count inflation.
Now
@RoiBox, I need you to understand that from
@proxygo's perspective, he was told off by moderators at one point for posting too much in the introductions section. He shouldn't go around enforcing this as only moderators here can enforce the rules, but you should know where he's coming from with this.
There is actually
a newbie guide thread that says, "Constantly posting short "welcome" messages in the Introductions section" constitutes as spam, but as previously this is meant to be a catch-all for rule 3.5. To answer this properly, I'll discuss this with the rest of the staff on Monday and we can see what we can implement in the introductions section.
I think the solution would be to not count any posts made in the introduction section towards the messages count. Problem solved.
I don't know if you remember or if it was slightly before you joined, but this was done at one point. If I recall correctly, it just resulted in people inflating their post count in every other section. However, I'm not sure if that's the reason the decision was reversed. What I do know is that that section is meant for new members to get their first post or two and be welcomed by the community.
Question Answered, Thread Closed
